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Campus

Swipe, scroll, repeat: The illusion of being informed

Kaleb Davies
By Kaleb Davies
May 14, 2025 07:00 AM
News used to land with a thump on doorsteps, bundled in stacks and inked with headlines editors deemed most important. Front pages led with city council decisions, international conflicts and investigative exposés. Readers flipped pages, not feeds.
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Campus

Federal grant cuts stir fear, silence at BYU and universities nationwide

By Ella Habermeyer
April 30, 2025 01:24 PM
Since taking office, President Trump has leveraged billions of dollars in federal grants from colleges across America.
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Campus

Rob Eaton: From lawyer to religion professor, navigating faith and law

Josie Jeanell Outen
By Josie Jeanell Outen
November 25, 2024 02:14 PM
Rob Eaton is a religion professor at BYU who shared how his career as a lawyer and religion professor has shaped his view on being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today.
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Campus News

'A Giant of a Man': Remembering John Hughes

By Emma Everett
January 31, 2023 12:00 AM
Robert “John” Hughes, Pulitzer Prize winner, former editor of the Christian Science Monitor and Deseret News and retired BYU faculty member died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at 92.
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Local

BYU professor named defendant in defamation lawsuit, says suit has implications for future of Utah Lake

By Brigham Tomco
February 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story has been updated with some clarifications and corrections.
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Campus

The Daily Universe continues its legacy in an evolving media landscape

By Emma Gadeski
August 02, 2021 12:00 AM
The Daily Universe has served as a campus news publication for BYU throughout the years, evolving with an ever-changing journalism industry. As the publication transitions from a printed paper to a monthly magazine, alumni shared their thoughts on what it means to them.
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Travel

Post-COVID visitation surge turning Utah national parks into 'Disneyland'

By Caleb Turner
June 24, 2021 12:00 AM
If you're planning on visiting one of Utah's five national parks this summer, be prepared to wait a while to get in, and maybe even bring a backup plan.
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Campus News

End of an era: The Daily Universe to print final weekly paper April 13

By Cassidy Wixom
April 06, 2021 12:00 AM
The Daily Universe will print its final weekly paper on April 13 as part of changes to BYU campus news labs.
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Campus News

Students struggle with online test proctoring systems

By Allison McArthur
December 17, 2020 12:00 AM
Some BYU students doubt the effectiveness of Proctorio and feel that the system can be anxiety inducing.
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Campus

How does freedom of the press apply on the BYU campus?

By Emily Andersen
December 16, 2020 12:00 AM
See also: Journalists in Utah and elsewhere face uncertain future
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Campus News

What is the post-election trajectory of America's free press?

By Cassidy Wixom
November 12, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU communications professors think Joe Biden's election bodes well for society to regain trust in mainstream media.
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Local

Car-train collision claims lives of three BYU students

By Lisi Merkley
June 24, 2020 12:00 AM
Three BYU students have died after the car they were traveling in was hit by a train Saturday, June 20, near Mona, Utah.
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Local

HB241: Bill would eliminate non-compete agreements in broadcast news

By Katie Harris
March 06, 2018 12:00 AM
KUTV 2NEWS reporter Jeremy Harris reports on the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. HB241 would affect all broadcasting reporters' ability to work. (Jeremy Harris)
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Nation

Utah statute of limitations: what it is and why it matters

By Kelsey Johnson
July 18, 2017 12:00 AM
Practicing lawyer and BYU School of Communications Director Ed Carter explains statutes of limitations are time restraints on how long after a crime a person has to prosecute. He said while it brings benefits, it can be seen as a 'deadline on justice.' (Dani Jardine)
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Movies & Television

BYU professor argues Saturday Night Live not censored

By Justin Elsbury
November 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Tyler Sorensen watches Fox News after school. Sorensen said he leans more toward the GOP and prefers censorship of language and vulgarity on television. (Justin Elsbury)
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Music

YouTube: Home to illegal and not-so-illegal content

By Jesse King
September 01, 2016 12:00 AM
YouTube is inundated with music covers, but what is concerning to some is the legal implications of people posting videos of copyrighted content.
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Metro

Communications professors and students travel to Santiago, Chile

By Liesl Nielsen
June 02, 2016 12:00 AM
The group using a selfie stick. From left to right: Quint Randle, Cassidy Hansen, Jasmine Harouny, Jaylen Bohman, Kjersten Johnson, Victoria Estrada, Liesl Nielsen and Ed Carter. (Quint Randle)
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Local

Utah sues Obama administration over transgender directive

By Sarah Averett Harris
May 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes stands before the Utah State Capitol Building. In a press release, Reyes said the Obama administration's transgender directive 'disrespects individuals and ignores the law.' (Universe Photo)
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